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A Synopsis of the Three Forms of Unity

Explanation

This harmony differs from many of the others in that it begins with the Confession which recognizes its natural pedagogical and chronological priority over the Catechism and the Canons. Confession is the product of the work of the departments of theology (exegesis, dogmatics, historical & practical theology). In turn, catechesis is the product of confession.

The Canons are a clarification of the Reformed soteriology inherent to the Catechism and the Confession. The canons however, have a special place in that they address only two loci of theology and are not therefore a comprehensive confession and thus they are correlated to the two earlier documents which the Synod ratified and adopted.

Always Reformed (co-editor)Baptism, Election and the Covenant of GraceCaspar Olevian and the Substance of the CovenantCaspar Olevianus, An Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed (editor)Classic Reformed Theology (series editor)Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry (editor)Protestant Scholasticism: Essays in Reassessment (co-editor)Recovering the Reformed Confession

He has written essays and articles in various publications, including:A Companion to Paul in the Reformation (contributor)Caspar Olevianus, An Exposition of the Apostles’ Creed (contributor)Concordia Theological QuarterlyCovenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry (contributor)Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (contributor)Modern ReformationReforming or Conforming? (contributor)Semper ReformandaSober, Strict, and Scriptural (contributor)TabletalkThe Compromised Church (contributor)The Confessional PresbyterianThe Faith Once Delivered (contributor)The New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics (contributor)The New Dictionary of Theology (contributor)The Pattern of Sound Doctrine (contributor)The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century (contributor)Theological Guide to Calvin's Institutes (contributor)Westminster Theological Journal